THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue XXI, 2 April 1884, Page 5

THE GOLDFIELDS.

v myu, ruw ai. auyuai : : - (BY'TELEGEAH.A-OWN COEEESrONDiENTO.] ■■; Ta Aboha, Tuesday, Great exoitement has been. caused : here by. an important find of remarkably rich -stono onthe.Waiorongomai Company's ground; The place where; the stono was. discovered---, by. Mr. Wood, one of the local directors, and Mr. Hornibrook, is close to the boundary of the Wellington' Company's ground.Steps were immediately taken to open up the reef, which ' was found Ito be. a' foot wide and showing gold plentifully. Somo of thu stone is half gold. . , • WiioßosooMAi, Tnegday evening. The battery returnsare as follow :—■ Colonist, 20 head, ' six days,. 3490z5. Cdwta.; New' Find, 10 head, two days, 15 head, four days, 2890z5.'; Premier, 35ozs. lOdwts.; Werahiko, 5 head, six day?, 56oza. lOdwts. retorted gold Colonist, 3630z5. 2dwts.; New Find, 3760z5. lOdwts.; Premier, 47ozs. Bdwts. There will beaboufclsozs.moreretorted gold to-come from the New Find, and about sozs. mora, from tha Colonist. The Werahiko will not retort until the crushing is finished, at the'end of the present week. Thames, Tuesday evening. " ShASEmarket.'—Cambria, sellers, Is 7d; Low Level,'sellers, .8d ; Dart, sellers, 2s 3d ; Cross, sellers, 2s 3d ; Imperial, 15s 6d, sellers 16sQueen of Beaut}, sellers, 2s 3d ; Waiorongomai,' la 2d to' la 6d. I • C^mbbia.—Strong .gold was seen in another small dropper to-day. In breaking down the reef the quartz looks better ihan last time, but no gold was seen. .. ■ '. Kooky Point.—Dabs of. gold were seen in the hangingwall branch, which is about four inches. To-day the flow of water in the face seems to be draining the. country in this and: upper levels. ' ■ i